Michael Murphy of the Royal Garrison Artillery

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DU 233 SOC Michael Murphy of the Royal Garrison Artillery

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This is a photograph of my grandfather, Michael Murphy in uniform. He was born in 1886 and we think that he must have enlisted as a reserve in 1904 when he was 18 years of age. Before the war he was a postman in Limerick. He was in the Royal Garrison Artillery (18427) and served in France from 1914 - 1918 He was discharged from service on 25 October 1918 for a wound he received in his leg. When he returned from the war he went back to his job as a postman, but was transferred to Tralee. A strong memory I have of my grandfather is that he was a proud military man. He took great pride in his postmans uniform and polished the brass buttons on his tunic everyday.